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Passivation Polymer Bulking Versus Sucrose Impregnation: A Cross-Methodological Approach to the Conservation of Leather
(2008-08-19)
Archaeological leather, especially that which comes from wet excavation sites, has long challenged conservators who wish to preserve it so that it will be long lasting, stable, and informative for cultural analysis. Both ...
SYMBOLS OF CONSERVATISM AT A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY
(2007-09-17)
Traditional research on political parties suggests that there are certain routes that each
party should take to secure support for their policies. Republicans have found success by
campaigning on symbols and more abstract ...
Effects of Pinealectomy on Metabolic Activity and Clock Gene Expression in Passer domesticus
(2008-08-19)
The biological clock and the biological rhythms it controls are anticipatory mechanisms found ubiquitously across a wide variety of taxa, ranging from prokaryotes to eukaryotes, from bacteria to animals. Avian species, ...
The Role of Domestic Factors in the Formation of Trade Unions: A Look at Turkey/EU Relations
(2008-08-19)
Liberal theories of trade suggest that free trade benefits everyone involved. To facilitate trade specifically, but also economic transactions more generally, states create international institutions. However, not all ...
Belly-Up in the Bayou, Who's the Culprit? Physical, Chemical, and Biological Parameters of Offatts Bayou Galveston, TX
(2007-09-17)
Offatts Bayou is an embayment in the Galveston Bay complex on the upper Texas coast. The bayou is approximately 4.8 km long with a maximum width of 1 km, and an average depth of approximately 5 m. A small created lake (Lake ...
Development of Digital Techniques for Analysis of Hormone Regulation of Melanophore Activity in Red Drum
(2008-08-19)
Melanophores are pigment bearing cells, which have been used as a practical method to demonstrate mechanisms of hormone interaction. A current teaching laboratory has been restructured in order to increase student ...
ONLINE WINE TOURISM MARKETING EFFORTS OF WINERIES AND CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAUS IN TEXAS
(2008-08-19)
Wine tourism has become an important driver of business for wineries in many regions around the world, while Texas wine regions are only starting to emerge as important tourism destinations. A study was conducted to ...
Fatigue Enhancement of a Carbon Fiber Reinforced Nanocomposite
(2008-08-19)
The primary objective of the present investigation is to study the fatigue characteristics of a woven carbon fiber reinforced polymer which has been modified with either amine or fluorine functionalized carbon nanotubes ...
The hunt for CikR: response regulator for CikA in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942
(2006-07-11)
Circadian rhythms are daily cycles of activity that have been demonstrated in many organisms including bacteria, fungi, insects, plants, and mammals. A clock system is composed of three parts: the input pathway, the central ...
SNAKE SPECIES RICHNESS IN RELATION TO HABITAT IN THE POST OAK SAVANNAH OF EAST CENTRAL TEXAS
(2006-07-11)
This project examined snake species richness and relative abundances in a heterogeneous landscape within the post oak savannah of East Central Texas. Snakes were sampled using funnel traps (with drift fences for terrestrial ...